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Reincarnation Blues

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Reincarnation Blues

By: Michael Poore
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
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A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over 10,000 lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

First we live. Then we die. And then...we get another try?

Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to "get it right". Answer all the big questions. Achieve wisdom. And become one with everything.

Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn't make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

More than just Milo's lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living - as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he'll never have to leave her side again.

But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle - if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut's, Michael Poore's Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking.

Because it's more than Milo and Suzie's story. It's your story, too.

©2017 Michael Poore (P)2017 Random House Audio Contemporary Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Romance Satire Comedy Funny Witty Heartfelt Feel-Good Metaphysical Fiction

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"Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman's Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams." ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
Unique Concept • Thought-provoking Narrative • Humorous Writing • Engaging Storytelling • Rich Imagination
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This book was worth a credit for entertainment purposes and unique outlook of how life could possibly be. Was a fun read, but was sometimes frustrating to listen to at times, making me want to skip a few minutes from redundancy and obviouse foolishness. The characters where memorable and all unique. the world building and story lines where very well thought of and portrayed. The narrator did an excellent job and had a wide range of voices for each character which were easily decipherable and likeable. I would recommend this to anyone with an open mind that can appreciate a different perspective of life and spirit. I have no books that come to mind that I know are similar.

Unique view on life.

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Reincarnation Blues was a very interesting take on the afterlife, and I give the book a lot of points for taking an unorthodox premise and actually delivering on its promise. Or mostly delivering. I found myself tuning out by the middle of the book, so I had a ton of stops and starts that made the middle a huge slog to get through. At the end of the day, Milo's development arc came a little too late, and seemed rushed at the end of the book. The big enlightenment moment at the end just seemed... not worth the trip of getting there. But the trip wasn't all bad. If you enjoy your humor with a bit of snarky edge and prefer a plot driven novel, then your mileage may vary with this book. The narration was great!

Good Book, but I had to Push Myself to Finish

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This book is essentially a collection of short stories with a common them running through each. The book centers around Milo and his quest to achieve perfection in order to become part of the universal soul. Each soul gets up to 10,000 attempts as it learns various things from various lives. Some lives are human, some may be any other living thing.

The story opens with a tale from Milo’s current life, which is number 9,995. The second chapter introduces us to the other theme of the book, which is a relationship that Milo is having with Death. For the rest of the book, the chapters bounce back and forth between a tale from one of Milo’s lives and this purgatorial relationship.

Bramhall’s narration is excellent. Wonderful voice. Great job of breathing life into the words with tone, inflection, and rhythm. I’ve returned many an audiobook because the narration of a literary masterpiece was read like I would have in fifth grade when the teacher called on us to read aloud to the class.

The format of the novel is entertaining. The telling of different lives from Milo’s past in this short story format really keep it interesting and prevent the usual bogging down of a novel. This is really a can’t miss purchase. Buy it. You won’t be sorry.

Great Performance of some great writing.

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Sadly, I am not half the writer Michael Poore is, and so can't express how much this books means to me. Suffice it to say, this book is the most significant piece of literature I have ever come across. The parable of Johnathan Yaya haunts me daily. Everyone should read this book. The world would be a better place.

The Most Important Book I Have Ever Read

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What a story! I honestly can't put how I feel about Milo and Susie into words. Just give it a listen. You won't regret it.

Much more than star crossed soul mates.

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Reincarnation Blues was entertaining and fun to think about (a person having 10,000 lives to achieve perfection!). Evidently, though, one does not have to live those lives in a strict Earth timeline... Milo was in space in on life and hanging out with Buddha the next. I did not feel that all of the lives in the book contributed equally to the narrative and some could have been left out. However, the narrator did a good job and I enjoyed the story.

Amusing, a little long

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The beginning was enough to hook me. I had to finish it, but it took me a few weeks.
There is a chapter where the Main Character is rap*d. That was hard to get through. I was happy with the ending.

It was nice, Trigger warning necessary

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And this was for sure odd at times. I enjoyed the reader as well- good pace and inflection when called for.

I love an odd tale…

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stick with it - this story and the narrator are incredible.. one of the best I've listened to

amazing book

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A spot-on reading of my favorite book! Bramhall captures Milo’s voice in the exact tones I imagined the first time I read this wonderful story.

Flawless

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